The isekai genre runs high on imagination and fantasy, slowly becoming a staple in every anime season. HIDIVE, a newer streaming platform compared to behemoths like Crunchyroll and Funimation, has a tasteful collection of isekai anime too! So, here are the best isekai anime series available on HIDIVE.
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No Game No Life
Starting off the list is No Game No Life which is based on the light novel series of the same name by Yuu Kamiya.
Disboard, a world ruled by Tet (One True God), consists of 16 sentient races.
Imanity, which is the lowest, consists of humans who don’t possess any magic.
Everything is decided by playing games. Humankind, due to their lack of magic, is massively on the losing side until two outsiders appear.
Step-siblings Shiro and Sora are shut-ins on Earth, and they dominate the online gaming world under the username Blank. The duo believes life is just a dull game.
However, they are transported to Disboard after they replied to an anonymous user. The user turns out to be Tet who tells them about the rules of this world.
Sora and Shiro start exploring this world and look for a place they can call their base. They end up at Elkia, the only standing kingdom in Imanity.
Later, Sora and Shiro meet an emotional girl named Stephanie Dola who is fighting for the sovereignty of the kingdom.
The duo decides to join forces with Stephanie and bring back Elkia’s glorious days.
Ya Boy Kongming!
Zhuge Kongming becomes one of China's finest strategists during the Three Kingdoms period.
After winning several battles, Kongming falls ill during the Battle of Wuzhang Plains.
The intense battles throughout his life finally wear him out as he breathes his last. Before dying, he wishes to reincarnate in a peaceful era.
Fortunately, his wish is fulfilled as he reincarnates in modern-day Tokyo. He wakes up in a younger body and has his memories of his past life intact.
Pushed into an unknown world, Kongming enters a nightclub and meets a young aspiring singer named Eiko Tsukimi, and he is instantly captivated by her performance.
Meanwhile, Eiko figures out that Kongming is new and decides to help him out.
She starts teaching him the ways of this new world, which leads to Kongming developing an interest in modern music.
He sees Eiko’s potential as a singer and vows to make her world-famous by taking the role of her manager.
However, the music industry is brutal, and there is no space for making mistakes.
Despite the hurdles, he promises to achieve his goals and use his past life knowledge to help Eiko fulfill her dreams.
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Sword Art Online: Alicization
The Soul Translator is a top-notch full-dive interface that interacts with a user’s Fluctlight, which is the equivalent of a human soul.
A private institute named Rath desires to make improvements to their creation by seeking assistance from Kazuto Kirigaya who is a Sword Art Online survivor.
Kazuto works as a part-timer at Rath and tests the system’s abilities in the Underworld – a realm created by the Soul Translator.
According to the contract, any memories created in the Underworld get wiped out as soon as the user returns to the real world. However, Kazuto can vaguely remember a name – Alice.
Later, he escorts Asuna home and encounters a familiar enemy.
During the battle, he is grievously wounded and loses consciousness. When he wakes up, he learns that he is now stuck in the Underworld with no way to escape.
Now, Kazuto sets off on a mission to find a way to escape the Underworld.
Sword Art Online: Alicization is based on Reki Kawahara’s light novel series consisting of Volumes 9 through 14.
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GATE
Youji Itami, an otaku and off-duty officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) is heading to a convention center to attend a doujin event in Ginza, Tokyo.
However, things go south when a portal that looks like a large gate opens in front of him.
Warriors in medieval armor and extra-terrestrial creatures start coming out of this mysterious gate and begin killing people and destroying everything.
Youji attempts to save as many civilians as he can while the JSDF focuses on stopping the threat.
Three months have passed since the attack, and Youji is instructed to lead a special recon unit that will enter the gate and go beyond it.
Youji and his team must explore this mysterious world and look for answers. If they fail in the mission, it means an all-out war with the creatures from the other side of the gate.
Reincarnated as a Sword
Some isekai protagonists are reincarnated as skilled warriors or dangerous villains, but the main lead of this anime is reincarnated as a sword, hence the title. The main character is wielded by a young and brave girl named Fran.
The 12-year-old Fran belongs to the persecuted Black Cats Tribe, and she intends to seek revenge for all the pain her people went through over the years.
Her life changes when she encounters a talking sword, who, as it turns out, is a reincarnated man looking for a worthy and pretty wielder.
With the sword by her side, Fran embarks on a new adventure to kill all her enemies and restore the pride of her tribe.
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The Eminence in Shadow
Minoru Kagenou is obsessed with getting strong, but he doesn’t wish to do it to gain recognition from others. He just wants to blend in with people.
Minoru pretends to be a regular student during the day, but at night, he turns into a crowbar-wielding vigilante beating the local biker gangs.
However, his adventure is short-lived when he is run over by a truck.
Instead of dying, he finds himself reincarnated in another world as Cid. As the second child of the Kagenou family, he gets magical powers and becomes the Shadow.
In this new world, he starts a group called Shadow Garden whose purpose is to destroy the darkness in the world.
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Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Another interesting isekai offering streaming on HIDIVE is Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi.
Satoshi Imamiya believes his life is extremely tough because, as a 12-year-old, he lost his card collection, and his childhood friend, Arumi Asahina, is moving away to a new place.
But fate has something else planned for them as they are transported into a weird world of science fiction, war, and magic. When they attempt to escape, they are thrown into another bizarre world.
Soon, they realize that these worlds are a reimagination of their hometown.
During their journey, they come across two creatures – Mune-mune and Eutus. It is likely that these two are the key to escaping this world.
This isekai comedy anime follows Satoshi and Arumi’s attempts to head back home.
As they continue to find their way out, they will have to figure out if they want to return to the real world.
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Outbreak Company
Shinichi Kanou is an introverted otaku with an encyclopedic knowledge of manga, video games, and anime.
However, one day, he decides to leave behind his shut-in life and interact with the world.
Unfortunately, Shinichi is abducted and transported to a fantasy world called the Eldant Empire, which is full of dragons, dwarves, and elves.
Stuck in this fantastical world, Shinichi is tasked by the Japanese government to propagate otaku culture across the land by donning the role of an otaku missionary.
Shinichi gets the full support of the government and even gets assistance from Princess Petralka and a half-elf maid named Myucel.
The otaku sets out to face issues such as politics, social classes, and discrimination to spread the message of otaku in this new world.
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Amagi Brilliant Park
In this reverse isekai anime, magical beings are transported to an amusement park.
Seiya Kanie, a high schooler, is invited to an amusement park called Amagi Brilliant Park.
Seiya thinks the beautiful Isuzu Sento has called him for a date. However, it is far from the truth as Isuzu has tricked Seiya to go on a recruitment tour at the park.
The owner of the amusement park – Princess Latifa Fleuranza, and Isuzu want to hire Seiya as the new manager of Amagi Brilliant Park, and they are desperate to bring him in.
Apparently, the theme park has less than three months to meet its quota of 500,000 patrons or the authorities will shut it down for good, and the land will be redeveloped by a real estate company.
Seiya is excited when he learns that several of the employees at Amagi Brilliant Park are Maple Landers who are mystical beings living amongst humans.
The Maple Landers get food and nourishment via the energy created by people having fun.
Now, it is up to Seiya to make Amagi a success or watch it close down.
My Isekai Life
My Isekai Life (also known as My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World!) follows Yuji Sano, a corporate worker stuck in a toxic work environment.
After working himself to death, he gets another chance when he is transported to a fantasy world.
Yuji wants to lead a simple life, but he discovers that he is a Monster Tamer in this new world. A Monster Tamer is the weakest rank of an adventurer in the fantasy world.
Armed with his new skills, Yuji tames several slimes, and using them, he gains magical powers to become a Sage.
As he continues his journey, he gains immense strength, but the pain of his past life gives him a reason to go all out.
Despite wanting to lead an unassuming life, he is forced to showcase his powers when an unforeseen enemy threatens to destroy the fantasy world that he now calls home.
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